Charles Meising (April 9, 1876 – ?) was a

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from

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, who served one term as a

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member of the

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, and conducted several less successful campaigns.

Background

Meising was born in

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on April 9, 1876, was educated in the public schools of

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, and for several years worked as a manufacturer's agent in Milwaukee. He had twice run for

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, once for Milwaukee

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and once for the

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(in 1916), but never held a public office until elected to the Assembly in 1920.

Legislature

Meising was elected to the Assembly in 1920 to succeed

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Albert Ehlman (who did not seek re-election) as a member for the Fourth district of

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(20th and 22nd

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s of the City of Milwaukee), receiving 7278 votes to 6664 for Socialist Louis J. Green. He was appointed to the

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on fish and game. He ran for re-election in 1922, but lost to Socialist Albert F. Woller, who polled 3,246 votes to Meising's 2,049. He tried to regain the seat in 1924, losing to Socialist William Coleman; and again losing to Coleman in 1926. In 1930 he unsuccessfully challenged Socialist incumbent Philip Wenz in the general election for the Assembly's 7th Milwaukee County seat, losing with 1103 votes to 1443 for Wenz, 314 for

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Fred Stich, and 34 for Jack Schwab.Kelly, Alice, ed. ''The Wisconsin blue book, 1931'' Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1931; p. 191
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